{The Ultimate ANDY DALTON Mega Thread}

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(10-12-2015, 08:14 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I'll say this about djs: at times, his comments towards Dalton have often made him seem a Dalton hater, but in reality, he was as objective as any of us with maybe a more critical stance than someone like me. He has NOT, however, ever said Andy couldn't improve or that we couldn't win playoff games or anything of that nature. I would say djs would seem to go way out of his way to not give a future prediction of Dalton (maybe to avoid being wrong? ).

I have no issue agreeing that I've been very nitpicky at times with Andy. Sometimes I get a bit out of control when arguing with someone that I believe is being too much of an Andy fan instead of a Bengals fan.

However, and I'm glad others have noticed, I've nevvvvver said that Andy can't improve and we can't win with him. Ever. I was super critical of Andy even after his solid 2013, but I still never said we can't win with him in the future. The worst I've said regarding Andy was that I didn't feel the odds were high for him to have a Drew Brees type of career transformation. I still believe that the odds weren't likely, but it's seemingly happening and that's excellent for Andy and all of us as fans. Let's just hope it continues and these "told you so!" posts from some don't look silly in a couple months.

As far as predictions go, it depends what you mean. I've gone on record saying that I didn't feel the chances were high for Andy to drastically improve, but what's so bad about not wanting to say that he specifically will or won't? I don't avoid saying that kind of stuff in fear of being wrong, I just think speaking in absolutes whenever it's not a guarantee either way can be silly and it's generally not my style. I'm the type that loves to evaluate play after it happens more than anything else when it comes to sports talk. If you ever want to know how I feel about a player or coach, ask and you know that I'm not afraid to voice my opinion. I just won't make crazy predictions and claim them as facts as some seem to do.